Torino-Fiorentina 1-1, Sanabria responds to Jovic

Turin, 21 May 2023 - Turin e Fiorentina they didn't go beyond a draw in the Sunday afternoon match Serie A. Granata and Viola are the only teams that took to the field in the afternoon of the 36th matchday and stopped each other with a score of 1-1. Luke Jovic he was the first scorer of the match, scoring the momentary lead for the Gigliati in the 48th minute, after having just taken over on the pitch. The answer was the rival striker of the day, Antonio Sanabria, who scored the goal in the 65th minute that sealed the final result. The teams coached by Ivan Juric and by Vincenzo Italian they continue their race at the same pace in the standings, both at 50 points in the standings, in tenth and eleventh place. Together with them there is also the Bologna, victorious yesterday against the arithmetically relegated team Cremonese.

The starting lineups

Ivan Juric deploy his Turin with the three-man defense. Milinkovic-Savic defends the goal, assisted by the rearguard composed of Djidji, Schuurs e Good morning. In midfield Single and Ricardo Rodriguez plow the two side lanes, Ricci e ilic they guard the center of the field. vlasic e karamoh they move further forward, supporting the sole tip Sanabria. On the other side Vincenzo Italian chooses 4-2-3-1 for the Fiorentina. Cerofoli mans the posts, Venuti, Martinez Fourth, Igor and Terzic make up the defensive line. duncan and Mandragora act as a dam in the middle, while Barak, Sottil and Saponara are more advanced, behind Kouame.

First half

The low rhythms of the first minutes are comfortable for me Turin, who controls the game and immediately looks for some deep holes to break the tight shirts of the defense Fiorentina. Sanabria in the ninth minute he is the first to look for the goal: on the development of a corner kick, the grenade attacker heads after cutting to the near post, but the ball goes out harmlessly at the bottom. Shortly after, at minute 13, vlasic tries one of his best shots, the shot from outside, and sends the ball just over the top corner of the goal defended by Cerofoli. At the quarter of an hour the guests wake up: Sottil goes one on one with Djidji, he skips it and fires a cross from the left that almost turns into a shot, which goes beyond the far post. Three minutes later again Sottil attempts a very difficult goal, volleying with his weak foot from outside the area, to exploit the exit from the posts Milinkovic-Savic who had just pushed away a cross with his fists. Cerofoli he made the first save of his match in the 22nd minute, on a shot from outside Ricardo Rodriguez, which hits with power but too centrally; the lily goalkeeper blocks in two stages. Just before the half hour mark vlasic he has a good chance on a vertical shot, he tries to kick hard but doesn't hit very well and the goalkeeper saves in a dive without any worries. Cerofoli gets excited in the 36th minute in a one-on-one with karamoh, thrown towards the net but in a clearly offside position; However, the excellent technical gesture of the Viola goalkeeper remains. A similar situation occurs on the other side of the pitch in the 42nd minute, when Single he has an excellent opportunity which he wastes by shooting in the corner, also stopped in an irregular position. The last flash of the first half of the game is from Toro, which goes within centimeters of the goal: ilic takes a corner kick, shed he hits the ball with a good header and takes the lead Martinez Wednesday, and the ball ends up just wide. The two teams return to the locker rooms and go to half-time with the score tied.

Second half

Italian performs a substitution: inserts Jovic for Sottil and, two minutes later, his attacker rewards him. The Serbian, in fact, broke the deadlock in the 48th minute: Kouame he makes a cross from the right flank, catches the head of his teammate, completely forgotten by the Granata defense, and thus scores the 1-0. Now the Turin struggles and seems to have suffered a psychological blow. Saponara in the 51st minute he has a good opportunity to shoot and finds an opponent's deflection, while Mandrake He misses the lead with his header and sends it out. The Toro tries to react and Buongiorno, on the development of a corner kick, tries to wake up with a shot that ends outside the mirror of the goal Milinkovic-Savic. Juric makes some substitutions to shake up the team and succeeds. In fact, in the 65th minute, the equalizer arrived: Good morning runs to the left, puts it in the center for Sanabria, who beats the visiting goalkeeper with his diagonal left foot to make it 1-1. The match slows down and opportunities are lacking on both sides of the pitch. The hosts are no longer able to sting after having found an equalizer, while the Fiorentina he almost seems to be satisfied, not finding any gap or valid acceleration to really hurt the grenade rearguard. In the last ten minutes almost nothing happens, except for a few tackles and fouls which do not change the substance of the match. The guests move the ball around, maintain possession, without making a hole or breaking through anywhere, also thanks to the tiredness that spreads among the players on the pitch. In the final stages we witness some badly calibrated through balls and some crosses effectively blocked by the two defences, which no longer allow anything to the opposing attacks, which now appear blunt and with the powders wet.

The match scoreboard

Turin (3-4-2-1): Milinkovic Savic; Djidji, Schuurs, Good morning; Singo (61' Aina), Ricci, Ilic, Rodriguez (61' Lazaro); Vlasic, Karamoh (61' Miranchuk); Sanabria (80' Pellegri). Coach: Juric. On the bench: Fiorenza, Gemello, Gravillon, Zima, Vojvoda, Aina, Bayeye, Vieira, Lazaro, Adopo, Seck, Miranchuk, Gineitis, Linetty, Pellegri. Fiorentina (4-2-3-1): Cerofolini; Venuti, Martinez Quarta, Igor, Terzic; Duncan, Mandragora (63' White); Barak (86' Ranieri), Sottil (46' Jovic), Kouamé (73' Ikoné), Saponara (65' Brekalo). Coach: Italian. On the bench: Terracciano, Vannucchi, Dodò, Biraghi, Milenkovic, Ranieri, Kayode, Castrovilli, Ikoné, Bianco, Jovic, Cabral, Brekalo. Markers: 48' Jovic, 65' Sanabria Referee: Luca Massimi Notes - Ammonites: Mandragora, Singo, White Read also: Lecce-Spezia 0-0, fear wins in the battle for salvation